YC Winter 2022 (W22)
398 companies Y Combinator lists for Winter 2022, with what each one builds. 33.2% of the tagged companies are AI, up from 26.2% in S21.
- Companies
- 398
- AI share
- 33.2%
- Top sector
- Engineering, Product and Design
- 27 companies
- Second
- Infrastructure
- 18 companies
What’s in Winter 2022
Winter 2022 lists 398 companies so far (S21 had 391). The biggest themes by YC's tags are Fintech (90), Developer Tools (34), Marketplace (31), E-commerce (25) and Climate (20). The largest sectors are Engineering, Product and Design, Infrastructure, Payments and Marketing. 44.2% are based outside the US.
- Fintech · 90
- Developer Tools · 34
- Marketplace · 31
- E-commerce · 25
- Climate · 20
See what YC asked founders to build · Breakout themes across batches
All Winter 2022 companies
398 companies
- Actipulse Neuroscience
Bringing non-invasive brain stimulation from the hospital to the home
Medical Devices38Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico - AgaveAI
Applied AI for Construction
B2B50San Francisco, CA, USA - Agency
Agency replaces traditional security and compliance headcount with AI.
Security50New York City, NY, USA - Agentnoon
Org design and workforce planning platform to drive org transformation
Human Resources16Toronto, ON, Canada - AirMyne
Building systems to remove carbon dioxide from air at industrial scale
Climate11San Francisco, CA, USA - AirworkAI
On-demand labour that's actually good
Recruiting and Talent4Toronto, ON, Canada - AiSupervision
The operating system for factory production lines
Manufacturing and Robotics13Mannheim, BW, GermanyInactive - Aklimate
Software for enterprises to track and reduce supply chain emissions
Supply Chain and Logistics3London, England, United KingdomInactive - Alfie
Democratizing access to precision weight loss medications
Healthcare Services6New York City, NY, USAAcquired - Alga Biosciences
We stop cows from burping methane.
Climate6San Francisco, CA, USA - Alima
Fresh procurement made easy
Supply Chain and Logistics10Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoInactive - Alixia
Targeting the Tumor Ecosystem to address cancer drug resistance.
Therapeutics2San Francisco, CA, USA - Amal Invest
Investing app for Muslims
Fintech3Manama, Capital Governorate, Bahrain - AndiAI
AI Search for the Next Generation
Content2San Francisco, CA, USA - Andson Biotech
Empowering Mass Spec for Biotech and Beyond
Healthcare12Atlanta, GA, USA - Anfin
A multi-asset trading platform dedicated to retail investors
Asset Management40Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Anja Health
Cord Blood Banking Reimagined
Consumer Health and Wellness2New York City, NY, USAAcquired - Ankr HealthAI
Virtualizing brick-mortar infrastructures of clinics w/ generative AI
Healthcare30Houston, TX, USA - AntWalk
An employee up-skilling platform for fast growing companies
Education50Bengaluru, KA, IndiaInactive - Apollo
Payments & Loyalty Infrastructure
Fintech11Bengaluru, KA, India - Arc
Banking & Funding for Startups
Fintech30San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired - Argo
A social streaming platform powered by creators and fans
Content10Los Angeles, CA, USA - Argument Computer Corporation
Accelerate verifiable computing
B2B8Boston, MA, USA - Arintra
Enterprise-grade AI for revenue assurance
Healthcare IT50San Francisco, CA, USA
Source: Y Combinator’s public company directory. Each company links to its YC profile. See how we count and what YC asked founders to build.